getting a bit more organized...

I've always had problems with storing the wrapping paper. Especially after Christmas, as I never use all the rolls I buy... Add birthdays and anniversaries and you have a mass of paper getting crumpled somewhere in the storage room. So I came up with this very unoriginal idea of making myself a tube for keeping the paper in.

I had those cardboard cores left from the crochet thread and I thought it would be nice to use them (recycle :D).
Unfortunately, I had only two of them (I'll never throw them away again... :)), but I found a bigger one, from a bubble foil roll. That meant far more sticking tape and glue.


I knew that the biggest challange would be to decorate it, and I was looking for a cheap and easy solution. Finally, I found those cute wallpaper borders (very cheap - the bigger one cost about 50 cents and the smaller one -about 30)

Summing up, I needed:
- cardboard tubes
- wallpaper boarders
- sticking tape
- glue
- a piece of cardboard
- scissors
- a craft knife (optional - I used it for cutting out the bottom, but the scissors will do)
- a pencil


You start from making the bottom of your tube. First, copy the shape of the tube on the piece of cardboard...

...cut it out...

... and place the tube on it.

Then, using the sticking tape secure the bottom to the tube. Don't worry if the tape isn't stuck perfectly, we're going to cover it :)


Next, using glue and sticking tape connect the tubes...

... until you get a desired length.

Finally, glue some wallpaper all over it or decorate it the way you want.

Now the wrapping paper is safe :)